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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Month: April 2013

Reading the Tea Leaves on Huge SEIU-NUHW Decert in California

Health Care Labor Organizing April 24, 2013April 24, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  First come the disclaimers.   I have no stomach for this 5 year saga in California that has created a huge rift in the labor movement as folks picked sides between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Union of Healthcare Workers’  (NUHW).  Depending on how you line up, NUHW is either …

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Are Security Cameras Everywhere?

Ideas and Issues April 23, 2013April 23, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  Is it just in downtown Boston near Copley Square or are security and surveillance cameras everywhere in our cities.   During the recent bombing at the Marathon reports attributed the breakthroughs in the investigation to meticulous viewing of hundreds of hours of video footage around the area which allowed the police and FBI to …

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Heed Wenonah Hauter’s Warnings about Food Monopolies

ACORN ACORN International April 22, 2013April 22, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   The other day  I interviewed Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food and Water Watch, on KABF at 88.3 FM  about her work and her new book, Foodopoly.  We have worked with Wenonah over the years all over the world.  Her organization was crucial in getting us help in our winning fight more …

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